Hose reel



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HOSE REEL Filed June 14, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w @kw if jj@ Figi@ :inventor (Ittornegs Patented Mar. 12, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .2,193,238 HOSE REEL .Richard Liley, Detroit, Mich. Application June'li, 1937,` Serial No. 148,092 sclaims.` (ol. 299-79) a building and arranged to be rotated for windy ing the hose thereon by means of a coiled spring which `is. `put under tension by a withdrawal of the hose `from the reel1 and yto provide ,means within an opening in thewall of the building for guiding the hose and for housing the hose nozzle when the 4hose is fully retracted Yand wound upon the reel. It is also an object to provide means for automatically turning `on the watergpressure when the reel is rotated by unwindng the hose therefrom, .and` to provide means whereby the retraction of the'hose .by the automatic winding of the same on the reel is automatically controlled, and a further object Yis to `provide certain other new and useful features in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts, all as hereinafter more fully set forth reference be.- ing had yto the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is Qa sectional plan kview substantially upon .the line il--l of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the reel illus-trative of. an embodiment of the present invention and showing the .same as installed for use; n

` Fig. 3 is a-detail showing an end elevation of a leading out member for installationin the wall of a building and showing a closure `for the outer end thereof which closure is arranged to forma grip Afor holding the hose against retraction;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. -5 is an enlarged sectional detail longitudinally of the hose reel support and a portion of the reel; u

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section substantially upon the line 6-5 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail of the lower end of the reel support and the hub of the reel;

Fig, 8 is a sectional detail on the line 188 of Fig. 5;

Fig..9 is a sectional detail illustrative of the operation of the means for automatically turning on the water pressure, said detail being a longitudinal section through the lower part of Fig. "7;

Fig. 10 is a `detail showingthe reel hub `in. side elevation and disclosing a modiiied construction with` portions in. section to more clearlyrillustrate the manner of securing the arms of the reel toits hub, and' Fig. 11 `is an end `elevation of Fig. l0. s

In lorder that the hose may be housed and protected against the elements and against unauthorized use, it is proposed to support a suitable hose reel, vJreferably within the basement of a building and to lead .the hose from the reel outthrough a suitable guide openingin the basement wall. VThe hose reel which is indicated as a whole Vby the numeral 'I `is provided with a hol-` low hub 2 and this hub is? mounted upon the lower end of a pipe 3 screwthrea-ded into aheader 4 which is preferably provided with a base flange 'yby means lof Iwhich the header may -be secured in any suitable rnanner as by screws, to the oor t or other suitable supportin the upper part of .the basement or" `the building and between the rafters 'I or other supports for the door.

Preferably the pipe- 3 is of a length to support thereel in a vhorizontal `position below the plane of `the rafters and yscrewed into the lower end of the hub 2 of this reel is a plug 8 forming the closurefor thelowerend of the hub and screwed into this plug is an L connection 9 forming a vconnection for one end of the hose lil which is secured thereto in any suitable manner to receive water 30 under pressure fronrthe supply line i la which is screwed into the header d, the water `from. this supply` line `lia passing into the hollow header thence through the vertical pipe 3 and into the hollow hub 2 of the reel. The hose "lv il is led from 35 its connection 9 onto and aboutthe reel I which reel and its hub 2 yare rotatively supported upon the lower end of thepipe said pipe being provided with a head ,i i fitting closely within the bore of the hub 2 `and rigidly secured in any suitable nian- 40 ner as by pins i2 Ato the lower end of the pipe 3. vThe `upper end of the head H -is preferably inclined inwardly as `at i3 and `the upper end of the chamber it of the hub 2 is in like manner inclined to provide a guide and seat for the head 45 I l within the chamber ofthe hub and to make a tight joint between said hub and head il, a suitable packing ring l-llbeing provided within a peripheral groove inthe head.

This head H is hollow-or formed with a charn- 50 ber I6 into which chamber the lower end of the pipe il vopens and within this chamber is a valve Il` arranged `to seat `upon the seat atthe lower end of the chamber and close communication between the pipe 3 and the chamberil of the 55 which pipe at its upper end is 15 hub 2. This valve I1 is provided with a downwardly extending guide stem I8 for guiding the valve in its movement and this stem projects downwardly into the chamber |4 and is adapted to engage a bar I9 which is pivoted at one end as at 20 to the head Il and extends across and within the chamber I4 with its opposite end formed to provide a pivotal support for a dog 2| which dog is adapted to ride upon the upper end face of the plug 8 and to engage a suitable notch or notches 22 in said face. This dog 2| is pivoted intermediate its ends and provided with a stop lug 2| a at its upper end' to limit turning of the dog beyond the vertical, and said dog is of such a length that when it is turned upon its pivot to a vertical position as shown in Fig. 9, by engagement with one of the notches 22, the bar I9 will be swung upwardly thereby against the lower end of the stem 8 of the valve I'I and lift said valve from its seat, thus automatically turning on the water pressure.

A pull upon the hose I0 will turn the reel in one direction and this turning movement of the reel upon the lower end of the supporting pipe 3 is resisted by a heavy coiled spring 23 which is sleeved over the pipe 3 with one end suitably anchored as at 24 to the water supply pipe II and with its lower end anchored as at 25 to the reel I. Therefore, when the hose is drawn from the reel, the turning of the reel thereby puts the spring 23 under tension so that when the pull on the hose is released, the spring 23 will act to turn the reel in an opposite direction and wind the hose thereon.

When the reel is at rest, the dog 2| will normally be in the position shown in Fig. 7 and the bar I9 will be swung downwardly by the water pressure against the valve II and the valve will be in closed position, but when the reel is rotated in one direction by an outward pull on the hose, the dog 2| will drop into one of the notches 22 and continued rotation of the reel in the same direction will tilt the dog to the position shown in Fig. 9, where it will ride upon the upper surface of the plug 8, the lower end of the dog being of a width to span the notches as the reel continues to turn in that direction and the valve I'I will be held open as long as this rotation of the reel continues. As soon as the reel stops rotating in that direction by arelease of the pull on the hose and the spring 23 starts to wind the hose back upon the reel, the dog will then be tilted to the position shown in Fig. 7 and allow the valve to close.

To form a guide for the hose through the basement wall, a tubular guide member 26 is mounted within an opening in the wall and the inner end of this member is flared as at 21 so that the hose willireely pass through this guide member as it isbeing pulled outwardly. But when the hose is released and is retracted by the operation of the spring 23 which winds the hose upon the reel, the nozzle 28 on the end of the hose will be drawn into its guide member 26 and to prevent its being drawn through the inner end of this member, a disk 29 is secured in any suitable manner to the connection of the nozzle to the end of the hose and this disk is of greater diameter than the internal diameter of the inner contracted end 2'I of the guide 26. Therefore the nozzle will seat at the inner end of the guide member and be held housed within said member by the action of the coiled spring T23 which continues to create an inward pull on the hose by rotating the reel. The nozzle is therefore housed and concealed from sight when the hose is not in use and to close the outer end of the guide member 26, a cover 30 is hinged as at 3| to the upper side of the outer flanged end of the guide member 26 and the lower side of this closure or ap- 30 is formed with a suitable notch 32 through which the hose I0 extends when the hose is drawn outwardly. This notch is so shaped that upon release of the pull upon the hose and a retraction of the hose by the operation of the spring 23, the ap 30 will swing downwardly and the hose will bind within the notch 32, thus holding the hose against further winding upon the reel until the flap is swung upwardly by again pulling outwardly upon the hose or the iiap is swung up by hand. Therefore this flap 38 acts as a stop or dog to prevent the retraction of the hose should it be released by the operator but if he wishes to wind the entire length of hose upon the reel he will simply swing the member 30 upwardly and thus release the hose so that the spring will act to continue to wind the hose upon the reel until it is fully retracted and the nozzle is housed within the guide member 26. y

Any suitable construction of reel may be employed but preferably this reel is formed with arms 34 preferably formed of sheet metal, each arm being formed of a strip of metal curved transversely to add lateral strength and to form an end seat for each arm, to seat upon lugs 33 which extend radially from the lower end of the hub 2 of the reel, these lugs 33 being formed with curved side surfaces to fit the curvature of the arms and each arm 34 is formed outwardly from its base or attaching portion 35, with side anges 36 to add strength to the arms and prevent lateral deflection, the base portion 35 or inner end of each arm being curved transversely as previously described and rmly bolted or otherwise secured upon the outwardly extending lugs 33 on the hub 2. Outwardly from the inner end or seating base 35 of each arm 34, each arm isoffset laterally, the arms of each pair being oiset in opposite directions to space the arms apart and provide a space therebetween to receive the hose when it is wound upon the reel. This construction provides a very strong and rigid reel structure upon which the hose is wound spirally within the space between the arms, one turn of the hose lying upon the next inner turn so that the hose is supported in a single flat coil, and as the reel is supported in a horizontal position from an overhead support within the basement, the reel takes up but little room and is up out of the way.

As previously described the arms 34 are bolted to their seats upon the lugs 33, but if found' v desirable, they may be detachably attached to the hub 2 as shown in Figs. 10 and l1 by forming said hub with an outstanding rib 3l, which rib is spaced from the lugs 33 and is formed in its lower side with a groove 38 to receive an upturned end portion 39 of each arm. Each arm is thus detachably held by engaging its upturned vend within said groove with the base 35 of the arm seated upon its seating lug 33, and as the tendency of the arms is to swing downwardly the upturned ends of the arms engaging said groove, will detachably hold the arms in place.

With this arrangement the handling of the hose is greatly facilitated as it is automatically wound upon the reel by spring tension generated by a pulling of the hose from the reel and by supporting the reel as described, upon a vertical pipe which is directly connected with a water .supply line, and by providing valvular `means Within the hub of the reel and which means is automatically operated by turning of the reel, the necessity for turning the water 01T and on by hand is obviated and the whole structure is entirely housed within the building where it is conveniently located and'protected against unauthorized use. i

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In a device of the character described, the combination of an overhead support including a vertically extending tubular member, a reel rotatably supported upon the lower end of said tubular member to rotate in a horizontal plane and being prevented from relative axial'lnovement with respect to said member, said reel having a hollow hub, a head upon the lower end of said tubular member to i'lt within the chamber of said hub, said head being formed with a chamber in connection with the lower end of said tubular member, a valve within said chamber of said head, a fitting for the lower open end of said chamber of said hub, a member pivoted to said head at one end, a dog pivotally attached to the free end of said pivoted member and adapted to ride upon the upper surface of the fitting in the lower end of the chamber of the hub, said upper surface of said fitting being formed with notches to `be engaged by said dog to operate said dog and raise said pivoted member to lift `the valve from its seat, one end of a hose being wound upon said reel and in association with the interior of said chamber of said hub.

2. In combination with an interiorly overhead supported hose reel having a hose wound thereon and being supported for rotation by a tubular member which is in communication withthe hose and with a water supply, a wa1l,'a tubular guide member in said wall through which the hose is guided during the unwinding thereof and in which an end of the hose' is held and concealed after the rewinding thereof, a closure for said guide member',` said closure being pivotally connected to said wall, and a notch in said closure through which the hose extends during the unwinding thereof, said notch being selectively operable to prevent rewinding of the hose.

3. A device for the purpose described including a reel and a hollow hub, a tubular supporting member extending `into said hub and in communieation with the chamber therein, a head upon the end of said tubular member and formed with a chamber, a fitting connected to said hub having notches in its upper surface, a member pivotally connected at one end to said head, a dog on the opposite` end of said pivoted member, said dog being adapted to ride upon the upper surface of said fitting, a valve within said chamber of said head, said valve being adapted to be lifted upon rotation of said hub in one direction and to be closed upon rotation of said hub in the opposite direction, an end of a hose which is wound upon said reel being connected to said tting to provide communication between said hose and the chamber of said hub.

RICHARD LILEY. 

